Merthyr Tydfil Electric Tramways operated a tramway service in

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...

between 1901 and 1939.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

History

The company was owned by the Merthyr Tydfil Electric Traction and Lighting Company, a subsidiary company of

British Electric Traction British Electric Traction Company Limited, renamed BET plc in 1985, was a large British industrial conglomerate. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Rentokil in 1996, and the merged company is now known as Rent ...

. Services started on 6 April 1901. Sixteen tramcars were purchased from the

Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Company The Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Company was a Birmingham, England, based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons. It was not part of the Midland Railway. Its products also included trams and even military tanks. It has made train ...

and

Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works The United Electric Car Company was a tramcar manufacturer from 1905 to 1917 in Preston, Lancashire, England. History The Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works was formed in 1897 registered on 25 April 1898 to acquire works at Preston, ...

for the initial services.

Closure

The company was purchased by the local authority in 1939 for the sum of £13,500 () with the aim of closing down the service, and the final tram ran on 23 August 1939.

References

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